Marisa Burkett

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Mexico City say police have rescued 87 women, including three minors, who were being forced to work as prostitutes at illegal bars in a densely populated, poor district of the capital.<p>A statement from the city prosecutor's office said Sunday that the raids were …

Thousands of Ayamara and Quechua people gathered to honor country’s first indigenous leader, whose term could be extended to 2025 after referendum<p>In a riot of colour, noise and statistics, Bolivian president Evo Morales marked 10 years of his “indigenous socialist” rule on Friday, one month before …

Evo Morales denies running a narco state. Mounting evidence suggests otherwise.<p>A Boko Haram massacre in a northeastern Nigerian village last month captured world-wide attention as it was reported that the terrorists burned children alive.<p>Far less reported are credible allegations that a key source …

Evo Morales demands investigation into allegations of ‘influence-peddling’ with Chinese firm where ex-girlfriend holds executive position as referendum nears<p>Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has fended off corruption allegations, demanding investigations to show he has “nothing to hide”, as he …

LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivian President Evo Morales has lost ground in his effort at changing the constitution to allow him to run for a third term, according to a poll published on Friday.<p>Bolivia's President Evo Morales speaks during a ceremony to mark 10 years of his administration during a session …

AFTER MONTHS of mounting instability and political violence, Haiti now is days away from a full-bore leadership crisis. The way out of the impasse is unclear. What is clear is that the current, failed president, Michel Martelly, must go.<p>Under Haiti’s constitution, Mr. Martelly, who took office in …

<b>(CNN) —</b> Haitian President Michel Martelly has stepped down from office, leaving the nation with no successor after elections marred by allegations of fraud were postponed twice.<p>Martelly, who leaves the post after five years in office, delivered a farewell address to Haiti's National Assembly on …

"The government is promoting a foreign policy to bring more Haitians to Brazil, but there is no public policy for Haitians here."<p>When 26-year-old construction worker Alex Mustivas was injured on the job in Brazil, fracturing his spine and arm, his employer offered him $70.<p>“If you want it, take it,” …

RIO DE JANEIRO — Across Latin America, calls to loosen some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world in the face of the Zika virus outbreak are gaining momentum but encountering strong and entrenched opposition.<p>In El Salvador, where abortions are banned under any circumstance, the health …